This article describes the creation of the Master of Science of Computer Science and Information Systems at University of North Carolina Wilmington. The creation of this graduate degree was funded by the Sloan Foundation as a new type of program, the Professional Master's. The program was designed with significant industry input, and is truly…

A study examined local U.S. Employment Service (ES) office placement performance and the role of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in guiding and monitoring state and local ES program performance. Regression and other statistical methods were used to analyze state and local program performance based on the following: placement data for…

The Rural Manpower Development Program (RMDP) is an agency of the New Jersey Office of Economic Opportunity established for the purpose of demonstrating the feasibility of a comprehensive manpower service for unemployed or underemployed disadvantaged people from the rural areas of New Jersey. Included in this achievement report is historical and…

Based on a behavioral technology based program at the University of Washington, a manual is presented for professionals who wish to establish a program to train retarded persons for, and place and maintain them in, nonsheltered employment. A detailed analysis of the components of such a program is provided, along with a general description of the…

This document contains the fourth edition of a career planning and placement guide designed as a self-evaluation tool for practitioners involved in career planning and placement programs. A mission of career planning and placement services is briefly presented. The self-evaluation form of the career planning guide is presented in seven segments:…

To identify major information exchange problems experienced by program administrators, describe and graphically model a representative postsecondary system, and recommend organizational and procedural changes, interviews were held with the president or program administrators in 50 institutions operated under the North Carolina Department of…

Existing education and training (E&T) programs at the Terre Haute Penitentiary, Indiana, and the Milan Federal Correctional Institution, Michigan, were described and evaluated. Needs, objectives, inmate classification and placement, staff, and other aspects were covered. Reports, staff and inmate interviews, study of instructional materials, and…

The State of Alabama career education-exploration and placement project was an attempt to organize and study alternate methods of providing career education to students in the junior and senior high grades. Emphasis was placed on "exploration" at the junior high level, whereas the major program goals for older students revolved around…

This study investigated AIM-JOBS effectiveness in placing disadvantaged, unemployed Cleveland, Ohio, adults and youth in meaningful jobs; ways in which it might improve its effectiveness; and implications of the first 18 months for other comprehensive employment programs. Data on the 1,865 participants were gathered at the beginning and end of…

This study described and compared 12 current national work and training programs under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the 1962 Amendments to the Social Security Act; investigated whether operation of the two public welfare systems reflected the intent of national policy and client needs; and identified operational problems encountered in…

The document was written for those who are planning new manpower services for offenders and ex-offenders or who are administering or employed in various institutional or community-based programs that prepare them to find jobs and acquire skills to raise their income. Part 1 establishes a framework for the guidelines presented in the rest of the…

Operated on a voluntary, decentralized basis at 215 military bases (58 overseas), the TRANSITION Program is designed to provide maximum guidance and training or educational opportunities for servicemen during their last six months of duty to prepare them for productive reentry into civilian life. Public and private placement services are also…

The book represents an effort to assess the performance, structure, and direction of the Job Bank Program of the Public Employment Service, a program meant to improve the functioning of the labor market information system in the United States. The research had three goals: to assess the relative goal achievement of job banks; to determine its…

The Anne E. Casey Foundation (AECF) funded replications of effective jobs projects to achieve better job placement and retention for low-income, young adults. The six projects funded, collectively called the Jobs Initiative (JI), in Denver, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Seattle, and St. Louis, used an outcomes framework developed by The…

Four conferences on manpower development and training in correctional institutions were sponsored by the Manpower Administration to bring together the basic groups of people charged with responsibility in prisoner rehabilitation and to disseminate to them the significant results of experimental, demonstration, and research projects engaged in…